Dryer balls - can someone educate me!

angel1015

I am out of fabric softener, and have started to look into dryer balls.  Are they used solely for reducing drying time, or do they also "soften" clothes and reduce static as well?  

littleanomaly

I have the rubber spiky ones. I've never heard that they can reduce drying time, but they keep our clothes soft and as static-free as our house can get.

wingedbride

I have wool ones.

They reduce drying time and most of the time remove the static. There have been a couple of times with really full drying loads that I still have some static, but not really that bad.

I am CDing so I cannot use dryer sheets, so this is the only option anyway.

mrs.bridgettkay

wingedbride:

I have wool ones.

They reduce drying time and most of the time remove the static. There have been a couple of times with really full drying loads that I still have some static, but not really that bad.

I am CDing so I cannot use dryer sheets, so this is the only option anyway.

Where did you purchase the wool ones from?

faith929luv@yahoo.com

I found that the blue plastic spikey dryer balls that u can buy at almost any mainstream store still didn't get rid of all the static even if I didn't wash synthetic fibers with natural. I've been wanting to try Auntie Nell's because they're supposed to be B.P.A. free & they have a center insert to use with a solid essential oil stick (not for undergarments). I saw some were available at www.amazon.com as well as the company's website & some natural home type of smaller local stores.

In the meantime, I've used the Static Eliminators brand of two synthetic sheets. The clothes don't have as much static (except in real dry/low humidity). They worked better for me than the above mentioned items I tried. I found these at my local co-op. I think Whole Foods might carry them. Again I think they are also available at www.amazon.com.

We have I think an early - mid 90's model front loading dryer (?gas).  I hope this helps. I'd be interested to see what else works for others.